When pointing out the importance of privacy, a common rebuttal is "Well, I don't have anything to hide, so I don't care". This is a very grave misunderstanding. You do have something to hide. Something very important. Your soul. Without privacy, human connection is impossible. Without human connection, we will degenerate into malevolence. We will die - and a prolonged, terrible and gruesome death it will be.
An unsigned.io blog post, published on February 2, 2022: https://unsigned.io/surveillance-and-your-soul-or-why-privacy-is-essential/